So This is Kind of an Emergency

[Icelabe]

First of all,hello all, I'm Icelabe and I'm new here.

So I found this site about 4 months ago and lurked for a good amount of time,gathering information and all that, then started creating my tulpa 2 months ago and have been forcing ever since. I've got personality and basic form down,also my tulpa (His placeholder name is Martin) gave me headpressures-emotional responses a lot. But then it all stopped because I became extremely bored of narrating and kind of "backed down " on it. I focused on visualization for a bit of time and almost instantly,the overall feel of my tulpa withered and he feels "two-dimensional " now. Like he is just a character. I've checked a lot of guides about regaining the depth of the tulpa and they all say the same thing;recognize the details of your tulpa,greet them, and start narrating. The problem is,I feel like I'm wasting effort and talking to nothingness everytime I start narrating. And after a while it gets so boring that I lose all motivation to narrate. I don't know what to do about this. All help is appreciated.

[Semi-Nomadic]

Maybe try changing the way you narrate. Think about how you feel when you talk with other humans (slightly anxious? nervous? relaxed?), and when you narrate, imagine that your tulpa is standing nearby, listening; and try to recreate these feelings. Imagine that someone is really listening to the sound of your voice.

 

If you speak a foreign language, maybe try narrating in this language while imagining that your tulpa is a friend who isn't very fluent in it, so you need to speak slowly and clearly and focus on whether they're hearing you correctly.

[Icelabe]

I haven't thought about that kind of approach,I'm sure it'll make the experience more enjoyable. Thanks for the input, really appreciate it :).

[Stevie]

I'm in the same boat too, where I generally just suck at narration. Luckily, there are ways to make it easier.

 

In CreativeMind's Tulpa Handbook, she talks about writing letters to your tulpa, and then reading them back. It's easier because there's no awkward "now what do I say" pauses, and it lacks the weirdness that talking into nothing can have, because we're used to reading things to ourselves and other people.

 

Also, try reading a novel or something with your tulpa. It totally counts as narration, as long as you don't get too caught up in the story and remember that you're reading to someone else- for that reason, it's probably better to just read something that you've read before.

 

Another thing I do that I've noticed eases narration (and later, conversation) in general, is sitting down and watching a movie (or listening to music, or whatever) with the sole intention of showing your tulpa/talking to your tulpa about it.

[Icelabe]

The showing movies/listening to music part seems really interesting, I will make sure to use it :) and thanks for all the input.

[tania]

Try singing your favourite songs to your tulpa (you can think of him enjoying these and trying to sing too). I really think it's important when working with one to be enjoying it, I think that helps them develop a lot quicker. They may not progress (for reasons I don't want to explain here) if you aren't enjoying it or even get resentful due to you feeling resentful not liking what you are doing.